2015 Architectural Education Award Winners

ACSA is pleased to announce the 2014-2015 Architectural Education Award Winners. Each year, ACSA honors architectural educators for their work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. Award winners inspire and challenge students, contribute to the profession’s knowledge base, and extend their work beyond the borders of academy into practice and the public sector. Congratulations to all the award winners! Read about the winning submissions on our website, and be sure to join us in celebrating the winners in Toronto at the 103rd ACSA Annual Meeting.

ACSA 103: Register today to save $130!

ACSA will be in Toronto for this year’s Annual Meeting. We have a fantastic set of keynote speakers, tours, and sessions lined up. Be sure the check out the schedule of events on our website. Advanced registration ends February 4th. Register today and save $130.

Each year, ACSA welcomes new members to its national board of directors to help shape the direction of the organization. Visit the ACSA website to learn more about this year’s slate of candidates. Faculty Councilors must complete the ballot by 5pm PT, February 10, 2015.

Submit Your Abstracts to the ACSA Fall Conference

Syracuse University School of Architecture will host this year’s ACSA Fall Conference, October 8-10. The goal of the conference is to use a debate-style, cross-examination to find the potential of a new architectural object that can be informed by the tension between opposing views and changing realities that offer new, dynamic conditions. Abstracts are due April 1, 2015.

Submit to JAE 69-2 S,M,L,XL

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the publication of Rem Koolhaas/OMA’s S,M,L,XL, this special issue of JAE will serve as a platform to revisit, expose, and otherwise reevaluate the book’s ineluctable influence(s) on the practice and writing of architecture. Submission deadline is March 1, 2015.

The Architecture Library Today: Results of a Recent Survey

Specialized library collections are often treated differently from more general academic collections. There is rarely a separate reference desk, subject floor, or branch for humanities or social sciences resources. Yet it is quite common to find a law library within the academic building and often operated by the actual law school. The Association of Architecture School Librarians recently conducted a survey on the topic of branch libraries for architecture.